The 40-Year-Old Virgin 2005  R, 116 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Judd Apatow
Cast: Steve Carell, Catherine Keener, Paul Rudd, Romany Malco, Seth Rogen, Elizabeth Banks, Leslie Mann, Jane Lynch, Gerry Bednob, Shelley Malil, Kat Dennings, Chelsea Smith, Erica Vittina Phillips, Jordy Masterson, Jonah Hill
Andy (Steve Carell) collects video games and action figures, rides his bike to work, and lives an ordered life, which does not include romance–until his friends step in to help. But, Andy has his own plans for choosing women that involve taking out Trish (Catherine Keener), and romance blooms–but not without its own set of problems.
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The Answer Man 2009  R, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
aka: Arlen Faber
Director: John Hindman
Cast: Jeff Daniels, Lauren Graham, Lou Taylor Pucci, Max Antisell, Olivia Thirlby, Kat Dennings, Tony Hale, Nora Dunn, Annie Corley, Thomas Roy, Peter Patrikios
Author Arlen Faber (Jeff Daniels) wrote the inspirational book "Me and God" 20 years ago, which is still popular, and Arlen is still considered to have all the answers. The reclusive Arlen begins to have back spasms which eventually causes him to seek help from Chiropractor Elizabeth (Lauren Graham). But she, as well as her son Kris (Lou Taylor Pucci), thought that Arlen could help them find out that Arlen doesn't have a clue.
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Big Momma's House 2 2006  PG-13, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: John Whitesell
Cast: Martin Lawrence, Nia Long, Emily Procter, Zachary Levi, Mark Moses, Dan Lauria, Kat Dennings, Chloe Moretz, Marisol Nichols, Josh Flitter, Jascha Washington
Martin Lawrence is back in his role of undercover FBI agent Malcolm Turner who disguises himself as "Big Momma" to crack cases. This time around, he sets out to expose the designer of a computer worm that threatens U.S. intelligence forces and would allow terrorists to get their hands on needed information.
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Charlie Bartlett 2008  R, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Jon Poll
Cast: Anton Yelchin, Robert Downey Jr., Hope Davis, Kat Dennings, Tyler Hilton, Mark Rendall, Dylan Taylor, Megan Park, Jake Epstein, Jonathan Malen, Derek McGrath, Stephen Young, Eric Fink
Charlie (Anton Yelchin) has been kicked out of private schools and enters his first public school where he finds a unique way to win over his new classmates and become popular. He takes over a stall in the men's room and serves as a psychiatrist giving troubled students advice–and selling them Ritalin from his prescription. The ploy works, Charlie is popular and even dating Susan (Kat Dennings) who just happens to be Principal Gardner's (Robert Downey Jr.) daughter. But, in dating Susan, has Charlie gone too far in getting attention from Principal Gardner, and will his activities be exposed?
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Down in the Valley 2005 R, 114 min.
Genre: Drama / Western
Director: David Jacobson
Cast: Edward Norton, Evan Rachel Wood, David Morse, Rory Culkin, Bruce Dern, John Diehl, Kat Dennings, Hunter Parrish, Aviva, Muse Watson, Aaron Fors, Geoffrey Lewis, Elizabeth Pena
The lives of cowboy Harlan Carruthers (Edward Norton) and bored teenager Tobe (Evan Rachel Wood) intersect at a gas station when she invites him to join her group of friends on the way to the beach. The chance encounter leads to their May-December romance that is destined to end in tragedy.
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The House Bunny 2008 PG-13, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Fred Wolf
Cast: Anna Faris, Colin Hanks, Emma Stone, Owen Benjamin, Kat Dennings, Rumer Willis, Dana Goodman, Katherine McPhee, Julia Lea Wolov, Hugh M. Hefner, Christopher McDonald, Beverly D'Angelo, Leslie Del Rosario, Kiely Williams, Monet Mazur
On her 27th birthday, beautiful, sexy Playboy Bunny, Shelley Darlingson (Anna Faris) is kicked out of the Playboy Mansion because she is now too old to be a Bunny. Desperately needing a place to stay, Shelley finds her new home at the sorority house Zeta Alpha Zeta where she will serve as house mother. The Zeta house is in bad shape and in danger of losing its charter if it does not sign up 30 new members. Zeta sisters recognize that Shelley has the magnet through her looks to attract boys who, in turn, will attract girls to the sorority. Shelley decides to help the Zeta girls learn the skills to turn them into desirable women more than able to compete with other sororities–especially the scheming girls of Phi Iota Mu sorority.
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London 2005  R, 92 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Hunter Richards
Cast: Jessica Biel, Chris Evans, Jason Statham, Isla Fisher, Joy Bryant, Kelli Garner, Dane Cook, Nicole Andrews, Ned Bellamy, Kat Dennings, Matt Felker, Leelee Sobieski
Needing to talk to ex-girlfriend London (Jessica Biel) before she leaves for Los Angeles, Syd (Chris Evans) crashes her going-away party at a Manhattan loft where he closes himself in the bathroom and snorts cocaine while talking to the drug-dealing Englishman (Jason Statham) he just met. The two discuss the lack of meaning in their lives–all of which appears to revolve around sex.
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Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist 2008 PG-13, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance / Musical
Director: Peter Sollett
Cast: Michael Cera, Kat Dennings, Aaron Yoo, Rafi Gavron, Ari Graynor, Alexis Dziena, Jonathan B. Wright, Zachary Booth, Jay Baruchel, Jeremy Haines, Christian Rudder, Justin Rice, Giorgio Angelini, Darbie Nowatka, Cully Symingon
Tris (Alexis Dziena) has broken up with bass player Nick (Michael Cera), and he has been sending her CDs to lure her back. Nora (Kat Dennings) has been finding the CDs in Tris' trash and has fallen in love with Nick's music. Now, Nora and her friend Caroline (Ari Graynor) are sitting in the bar where Nick's band is playing. Nick and Nora meet, and when Tris notices the attraction they have to each other, she reenters the picture and tries to lure Nick back. Meanwhile, Caroline gets drunk and goes off with Nick's band members (Aaron Yoo and Rafi Gavron), but they lose her. This leads to Nick and Nora forming a bond as they spend the night in Nick's battered yellow Yugo searching for Caroline. The great soundtrack is a highlight of this film.
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Raise Your Voice 2004  PG, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Sean McNamara
Cast: Hilary Duff, Oliver James, David Keith, Dana Davis, Johnny Lewis, Rita Wilson, Lauren C. Mayhew, Kat Dennings, Jason Ritter, Rebecca De Mornay, John Corbett, Carly Reeves
When teenage singer Terri Fletcher (Hilary Duff) is accepted to an exclusive performing arts school, she origanally decides not to go as she is depressed following her brother's (Jason Ritter) sudden death. She faces her fears while defying her dad (David Keith) and attends the school. During her month there, she begins to accept her brother's death and grows as a singer. (review by LW) 1 User Review
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Shorts 2009 G, 89 min.
Genre: Family / Fantasy / Comedy
aka: Shorts: The Adventures of the Wishing Rock
Director: Robert Rodriguez
Cast: Jimmy Bennett, Jake Short, Jon Cryer, William H. Macy, Kat Dennings, James Spader, Leslie Mann, Trevor Gagnon, Leo Howard, Devon Gearhart, Rebel Rodriguez, Jolie Vanier, Angela Lanza, Alejandro Rose-Garcia, Campbell Westmoreland
Eleven-year-old Toe Thompson (Jimmy Bennett) lives in the suburb of Black Falls where Mr. Black's communication device, Black Box, has revolutionized technology. A mysterious rainbow-colored rock falls from the sky and hits Toe on the head. This rock grants wishes to the person holding it, and, as it changes hands, the neighborhood becomes filled with miniature spaceships, crocodile armies, and boulder-sized boogers. Now, the neighborhood kids try to save the town and, in the process, learn that what you wish for may not be what is really best for you.
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| 1. The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005)
2. The Answer Man (2009)
aka: Arlen Faber
3. Big Momma's House 2 (2006)
4. Charlie Bartlett (2008)
5. Down in the Valley (2005)
6. The House Bunny (2008)
7. London (2005)
8. Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (2008)
9. Raise Your Voice (2004)
10. Shorts (2009)
aka: Shorts: The Adventures of the Wishing Rock
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